Tinubu Departs Abuja For Annual Leave, To Split Time Between France, UK
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has departed Abuja for Europe to commence his 2025 annual leave, the Presidency announced on Thursday. According to a.
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Africa
How Russia Outsmarted France With Nuclear Power Move In Niger
RUSSIA has dangled the possibility of building a nuclear power plant in uranium-rich Niger – a vast, arid state on the edge of.
Africa
France Discussing ‘Unjustified’ Arrest Of Citizen In Mali
FRANCE’s foreign ministry said Saturday that it was in talks with Mali over the arrest of a Frenchman accused of working with intelligence.
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Suspected French Spy Arrested In Alleged Mali Coup Plot
MALI’s military rulers say they have arrested a French national on suspicion of spying for his country in an attempt to destabilise the.
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France’s Top Court Annuls Arrest Warrant Against Syria’s Assad
FRANCE’s highest court Friday annulled a French arrest warrant against Syria’s ex-president Bashar al-Assad—issued before his ouster over the 2013 deadly chemical attacks..
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French Intelligence Claims China Trying To Foil Global Sale Of Rafale Jets
FRENCH military and intelligence officials claim China has deployed its embassies to spread doubts about the performance of French-made Rafale jets following the.
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Niger Republic Military Leaders To Nationalise Uranium Firm In Row With France
NIGER Republic’s military junta says it will nationalise the majority French-owned local uranium company in the latest escalation in a row between the.
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French Lawmakers Step Closer To Defining Rape As Lack Of Consent
THE French Senate passed a bill late on Wednesday that includes lack of consent in the country’s criminal definition of rape, paving the.
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Nations League: Yamal Shines As Spain Beat France In Nine-Goal Thriller
LAMINE Yamal scored twice as Spain produced a superb display to beat France in a nine-goal thriller and set up a Nations League.
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French Court Jails Surgeon 20 Years For Abusing Children For Decades
A FRENCH court on Wednesday gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of.
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Right To Die: French Lawmakers Approve Assisted Dying Bill
FRANCE’s lower house of parliament has approved a right-to-die bill in the first reading, taking an initial step in the lengthy process to.
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‘No Place For Hate In France’, Macron Says After Killing Of Muslim In Mosque
THERE can never be a place for racism and hate in France, President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday after the brutal stabbing to.
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Tinubu Arrives In Abuja After Two-Week Visit To France, UK
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has arrived in Nigeria following his two-week working visit to France and the UK. Tinubu was received by senior officials.
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French Row With Algeria Escalates Further With Tit-For-Tat Expulsions
FRANCE has recalled its ambassador to Algeria and ordered 12 Algerian diplomats to leave Paris as a diplomatic row escalated. Algeria earlier this.
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Diplomatic Tensions Escalate As Algeria Expels French Officials
ALGERIA’s decision to expel 12 French consular staff members appears to have put paid to hopes of any imminent rapprochement between the two.
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Economic Wars: Tinubu Holds Diplomatic Meeting With Trump’s In-Law In Paris
AS part of his engagements in Paris, President Bola Tinubu has met with the United States State Department Senior Advisor for Africa, Massad.
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Outrage As France Lawmaker Wants Migrants Deported To Atlantic Islands
A SENIOR figure in France’s main right-wing party has sparked outrage in France by suggesting “dangerous” foreigners who refuse to leave the country.
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Tinubu To Embark On Working Visit To France
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart for Paris, France, on Wednesday on a short working visit, the Presidency has revealed. A statement signed.
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France Fines Apple 150 Million Euros Over Privacy Tracking Feature
FRENCH antitrust authorities handed Apple a 150-million-euro ($162-million) fine on Monday over its app tracking privacy feature, which is also under scrutiny in.
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Tinubu Increases 2025 Budget To ₦54.2trn
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has raised the proposed 2025 budget from ₦49.7 trillion to ₦54.2 trillion, citing additional revenues generated by key government agencies..